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![Andreas Karlstadt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15664.jpeg?v=1705190586)
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Andreas Karlstadt
Andreas Karlstadt (also given as Carlstadt, l. 1486-1541) was a reformer, theologian, and early supporter of Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) in the movement that became known as the Protestant Reformation. Karlstadt was one of Luther's most...
![Martin Luther](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/10937.jpg?v=1712889243)
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) was a German priest, monk, and theologian who became the central figure of the religious and cultural movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Even though earlier reformers had expressed Luther's views, his...
![Philip Melanchthon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14843.jpg?v=1644474602)
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Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German scholar and theologian who provided the intellectual rationale and systematized theology for the reformed vision of Christianity of his friend Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546). He was always overshadowed...
![Diet of Worms](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14837.png?v=1707871747)
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Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms (January-May 1521) was the assembly convened by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to address, among other issues, the works of the reformer Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) who openly criticized the Church. Luther was told to recant...
![Martin Bucer](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15697.jpeg?v=1713071403)
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Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer (l. 1491-1551) was a German reformer and theologian who had been a Dominican friar and priest until converted to the Protestant vision by Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) c. 1518. Bucer is best known for his focus on unity among...
![Luther's Speech at the Diet of Worms](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14975.jpg?v=1639578604)
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Luther's Speech at the Diet of Worms
Martin Luther's speech at the Diet of Worms (also known as the Here I Stand Speech) is considered one of the greatest pieces of oratory in world history. It was given in response to the council's questions on whether Luther would stand by...
![Cardinal Thomas Cajetan](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16226.jpeg?v=1707871751)
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Cardinal Thomas Cajetan
Cardinal Thomas Cajetan (l.c. 1468-1534) was a Catholic theologian and philosopher best known for his disputations with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) beginning in 1518. Cajetan, a philosophical Humanist, was thought to have had the best chance...
![Johann Eck](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16221.png?v=1660061287)
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Johann Eck
Johann Eck (l. 1486-1543) was a Catholic theologian and writer best known for his disputations with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) beginning in 1517 and continuing until his death in 1543. Eck maintained the position that, if anyone could determine...
![Thomas Müntzer](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15228.jpg?v=1683518105)
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Thomas Müntzer
Thomas Müntzer (l. c. 1489-1525) was a German theologian and apocalyptic preacher who became one of the leaders of the German Peasants' War (1524-1525). An early follower of the reformer Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546), Müntzer established his...
![Medieval Indulgence & Martin Luther](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14949.png?v=1711550103)
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Medieval Indulgence & Martin Luther
The medieval indulgence was a writ offered by the Church, for money, guaranteeing the remission of sin, and its abuse was the spark that inspired Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Luther (l. 1483-1546) claimed the sale of indulgences was unbiblical...